FOOD & DRINK
Sprouts plans for Wall supermarket fall apart, but first Monmouth store sets opening date
WALL - A developer has pulled plans to build a Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store on the site of the former Lanes at Sea Girt property on Route 35. Gottesman Real Estate Partners, which also owns Sea Girt Square shopping center next door, wanted to construct a 23,375-square-foot supermarket as well as 3,500 square feet of additional retail space, according to the development application.
Popular N.J. brewery’s co-founder to appear on ‘Jeopardy’
We’ll take New Jersey brewers on gameshows for $1,000, Alex. If you spent any time at Asbury Park Brewery in the last 10 years, one of the contestants on Wednesday night’s episode of “Jeopardy” might look familiar. It’s Jersey Shore native Jeff Plate, who co-founded the brewery.
Stone Pony celebrates 50th anniversary with big summer concert schedule
The Stone Pony has a big reason to celebrate this summer: The legendary Asbury Park music venue turned 50 in February. “On this day 50 years ago, a gentleman named Jack Roig opened the doors to his new club, and at that time he had no idea he was opening up a landmark...
Bell Theater, brand-new Shore venue, opening at Bell Works in Holmdel; here's the lineup
HOLMDEL - Whether you're looking for a Broadway musical, a rock concert, jazz, films or family entertainment, there's a brand-new venue at the Shore that promises it all — and more. The Bell Theater, housed at the Bell Works complex in Holmdel, is set to open in May. The new theater is a...
Focaccia and cannoli at a place you'll want to stay awhile
One of the best parts of writing about food is getting to know the people who make it. Our restaurants, coffee shops, cafes and bakeries are run by chefs trained in culinary school, cooks who worked their way up through the ranks, owners who learned to cook in their grandma's kitchen, and people who left other careers simply because they love food.
Ocean Grove Sunday morning beach access fight might not be solved in time for summer
OCEAN GROVE - A hearing has been postponed on whether the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association can be forced to allow access to the beach from its boardwalk on Sunday mornings, raising the prospect that the matter, along with the accompanying public protests, will not be settled by the time the new summer season starts Memorial Day weekend.
No more plastic utensils, ketchup packets? Red Bank law aims to cut down on takeout waste
RED BANK - The borough will celebrate this Earth Day with its annual Green Fair and a crackdown on takeout waste. Dubbed “Skip the Stuff,” restaurants will no longer automatically add plastic utensils, condiment packets, napkins or extra takeout containers for takeout or delivery orders. Starting Monday, April...
See the Bruce Springsteen Archives building approved for Monmouth University
LONG BRANCH - Monmouth University will build the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, but it received an earful from a couple of aggravated neighbors in the process. The university went before the city's Planning Board on Tuesday night seeking final site plan approval with variance relief to build the two-story museum that will pay homage to the music icon who was born in the city in 1949. The museum will include galleries...
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